Neighbors alerted firefighters at 10:30 p.m. about smoke pouring out of a one-story, multiple-family home at 21 Sumac Road in the Marley neighborhood of Glen Burnie.

Within minutes of arrival, crews located and rescued a 40-year-old woman from the basement of the home. The victim was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to Baltimore-Washington Medical Center, where she died at 12:14 a.m.

It took approximately 46 firefighters 34 minutes to bring the “all hands” incident under control.

Investigators said the fire may have ignited in the basement of the home.